1986 Golden Heart Winners

1986 Golden Heart Contest

Entry fee: $15 Entries: 454

Winners & Finalists

Historical Romance “Sunflower” Jill Marie Landis “By Dreams We Love” Alison Hentges “Homeward Bound” Kathy Keller “Irish Fire” Mary Burkhardt “Leonora” Regina Pounds “Moontide” Dianna Devlin

Inspirational Romance “Verdict of Love” Christine Cricket Haygood Deane “Called to Glory” Connie Tunstil “Collared by Love” Mary Revelle Ruth “Tess” Nancy Richards-Akers

Long Contemporary Romance “Separate but Equal” Linda Jenkins-Nutting “The Crowded Heart” Kristine Rolofson “Moonwalker” Pat Lewis “On Thunder's Edge” Anne Grethe Jones “Riptide” Joyce Ware “The Ultimate Test” Janece Hudson

Regency Romance “Proxy Bride” Martha Powers “My Lady Cyprian” Alison Hentges

Short Contemporary Romance “Fair Game” Susan Andrews “A Call to the Heart” Terry Lawrence “Golden Threads” Laura Jane Taylor “My Own Worst Enemy” Christie Kennard “Predestined Flight” Martha Jones “Unforeseen Circumstances” Deborah Smith

Single Title Release Romance “Foreign Affair” Frances Hanson “Lancaster County” Deborah Sanders “Margaret” Marian Oakes “Memories” Sandra Chastain “A Mind for the Keeping” Beverly Davis Paske

Traditional Romance “Sweet Land of Liberty” Janece Hudson “A Bid for the Heart” Sharon Brevick “Chances Taken” Cathy Golden “Harvest of Love” Sharon Helgens “Strange Bedfellows” Carolyn Hake “Virgin Territory” Robert A. Bills

Young Adult Romance “The Artist in Me” Sheila Slattery “Love and Make-Believe” Ilse Dallmayr “Winning Combination” Millie A. Lee